Written by

Tim Buckley
tbuckley@theadvertiser.com

But in 2012-13, behind the charming play of Elfrid Payton, Bryant Mbamalu, Alan-Michael Thompson and Shawn Long, registering a third straight win over North Texas in the same season was no problem at all.

It wasn't just the work of those four, though, that helped lift No. 8 seed UL to 74-55 victory Friday night over Tony Mitchell and the ninth-seeded Mean Green in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament here. ...